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Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop
Developer Beard Envy
Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop is a 2024 simulation and roguelite video game developed by Beard Envy and published by Kasedo Games. The player takes the role of Wilbur, a fox-headed mechanic working for the exacting Uncle Chop, repairing damaged starships against escalating rent deadlines. It was released for Windows and Nintendo Switch on December 5, 2024. The game received generally favorable reviews, holding a "Strong"… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
409 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
79
LovedLoved
147 positive · 40 negative
95% range 72–84%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 66 | 1 | 142 |
| Steam reviews | 147 | 40 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
813 of 948 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
79% recommend · 147 yes, 39 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 186 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,054 of 1,242 positive).
Players find the repair gameplay satisfying once mastered, with a steep learning curve. [1][2][3] Many praise the humor, art, and story, calling it a labor of love. [2][4][5] Some criticize bugs, lack of diversity, and frustrating time pressure. [6][7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [6]
I really really wanted to like it, bought when playing the demo. However sadly ill have to leave a negative review. for the following main reasons: - Lots of bugs. There were some bugs that forced me to restart the day, restart the game and finally - my save file corrupted and cannot be recovered. - The gameplay is not diverse enough, i suspected this in the demo, but thought they will add more "minigames" and …
- [1]
Encounter a part you've never seen before. In a panic, you tear through the manual, cross-referencing wires and valves as the clock ticks down. You make a desperate guess, pull the wrong lever, and die in a fiery explosion. Later, while calmly reading the manual when you arent on a timer, you realize the solution was obvious. You are a fool. It's frustrating, hilarious, and incredibly satisfying when you finally get …
- [2]
I'll admit the game is very difficult, but the feeling of restarting a run with more knowledge than the last, completing jobs quicker and quicker, feels really good. Also the humor is so good, and the art is beautiful. This game is clearly a labor of love and is worth way more than the 20 bucks it costed.
- [4]
I absolutely adore this game. It's incredibly unique, has charming dialogue, and offers up so many ways to digest its core mechanic. I had a great time finding new endings, secrets (that damned washing machine), outfits (God Wilbur looks so cool), and just found the game to be an overall vibe. The only thing I found annoying, and this was a tiny tiny complaint, was that the Hive ending was basically impossible on …
- [3]
TLDR Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop is a fun game that unfortunately suffers from some quality of life issues. Ultimately, it's a solid game that I would recommend. The Good Fixing Ships: At first you'll be reliant on your guidebook. But once you get more familiar with the different ship components you'll find yourself not needing it anymore. The first time you ace a fix without the guidebook feels good, it feels like a …
Summarised from 34 of the 365 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop talk about satisfying sense of mastery after learning repairs; those who didn't talk about bugs and save file corruption reported. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop holds a "Strong" aggregate score of 78 out of 100 on OpenCritic from 16 critic reviews, with 75% of critics recommending it. Scores varied widely, from a maximum 5 out of 5 from TheGamer and 9 out of 10 from The Games Machine down to 5 out of 10 from Nintendo Life. PC Gamer described the game as "weird and wonderful", and Destructoid scored it 8.5 out of 10. Reviewing the game for Rogueliker, Kirsty Holmes praised its difficulty balance, writing that "the learning curve is steep enough to require effort, but not so steep it felt Sisyphean", and highlighted the availability of the less time-pressured "Focused Fixing" mode as helping the game remain engaging rather…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 409 · most liked firstUncle Chop's Rocket Shop, a space repair shop game with in-depth repair gameplay (manuals, diagnostic devices, parts and workshop appliances), released on Steam.
neutral · AI labelView post →I really really wanted to like it, bought when playing the demo. However sadly ill have to leave a negative review. for the following main reasons: - Lots of bugs. There were some bugs that forced me to restart the day, restart the game and finally - my save file corrupted and cannot be recovered. - The gameplay is not diverse enough, i suspected this in the demo, but thought they will add more "minigames" and modules to fix. sadly this is not the case. - some puzzles are very frustrating and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been thinking about what should i write in this review for a few days. The game has its charm and i REALLY want to enjoy it. At first it seemed to me that i don't like it because of the way i play or perhaps a skill issue. As it turns out, it's because of the fact how the game *really* tries to brand itself as a roguelite. When i think of a roguelite, i think of a ever changing game with challenges that are familiar but the layout is never the same. The thing with Uncle chop's rocket shop…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ooh, Sunken Engine looks interesting - out next week. Reminds me of Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop, only instead of fixing weird spaceships, you're exorcising incredibly haunted ships.
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a VERY good list - and may I also add: Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop - as it's genuinely become one of my favorite games of the year
positive · AI labelView post →What could have been a really fun Fix-em-up ends up playing like an actively hostile experience. I bought thinking this would a game I could slowly learn how ships are fixed and then the difficulty would increase, with more and more complex tasks. But almost immediately the game throws you into the weeds without a slow start to give you the confidence to continue. It's not a good feeling where on the first 2 days you don't feel ready to work you- gotta bust out the big ass manual of everything…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'M LATE FOR MY AMAZON WAREHOUSE SHIFT I was making a redeem. Anyway, more Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop! www.twitch.tv/brynthouttah... #golive #twitch #envtuber #vtuber #goat #demon
neutral · AI labelView post →fun, but it shouldnt have been a roguelite and fatal jobs should be optional
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got my stained tank top on and my wrench in hand. Time to fix spaceships! Playing Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop! Maybe today is the day I get vaporized by a reactor www.twitch.tv/brynthouttah... #golive #twitch #vtuber #envtuber #goat
neutral · AI labelView post →Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop is a wild, delightful on-the-job repair sim (and other Next Fest demo finds). I'm a little late, but I finally got around to taking on the demos that caught my eye during Steam's Next Fest this past month. All positive experiences, with one big stand-out. **Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop** is a repair sim with a wild story driven by roguelite progression. Think of it as Papers, Please or Hardspace: Shipbreaker but with the grimy, whimsical styling of Spongebob Squarepants or…
positive · AI labelView post →GAMES FEATURED: Natsu-Mon store.steampowered.com/app/2839280/... Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop: store.steampowered.com/app/1849790/... Keep Driving store.steampowered.com/app/2756920/... NAIAD: store.steampowered.com/app/1813860/... Danchi Days: store.steampowered.com/app/3107530/...
neutral · AI labelView post →A schedule! Tues: T.T.T w/ @tolkhtv.bsky.social Thurs: Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop Fri: Forever Skies Co-Op w/ @yeoden.bsky.social and @ervinebrazier.bsky.social Sat: Alien Isolation w/ @ahedonius.bsky.social Sun: Demo Day! #vtuber #envtuber #vsky #twitch #lomari
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't think any of the fixes can be completed successfully. I guess I'm just supposed to hate the game until I find the actual solutions, at which point it just gets old and stale? Cool. Nah. > I've continued playing it, and the general daily tasks are getting to a state where I can usually succeed. The boss machines... those have almost no feedback at all, and getting to them is not exactly quick. I think this will really come down to the person playing this game: do you enjoy getting…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Me and @nascat.bsky.social just being goofy little aliens! Also, you gotta check out this game! Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop is a blast!
positive · AI labelView post →Found my new favourite eye palette. In other news, also streaming some Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop from Beard Envy.
neutral · AI labelView post →I just can't play this one, i got it as it has a careful timefree mode but even on that you get faced with time challenges such as security systems and reactors. i've had my run ended by a reactor 8 times now i just can't pull it quick enough. i wouldn't mind that much if this game was actually roguelike as advertised, every single run is the same repeated tasks over and over, every module is even broken in the same exact manner, each run should be different thats how the genre works having to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →💥 ANTONBLAST - 3rd DEC 🔥 Caves of Qud 1.0 - 5th DEC 🏝️ Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island - 5th DEC 🎵 Symphonia - 5th DEC 🚀 Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop - 5th DEC ⚖️ Paper Perjury - 9th DEC ⛩️ The Spirit of the Samurai - 12th DEC 🏚️ The Cabin Factory - 13th DEC 🏖️ On Your Tail - 16th DEC 😸 Neko Odyssey - 16th DEC
neutral · AI labelView post →really fun and charming until around day 5. youll get an unavoidable job that instantly kills you and resets hours of progress if you get the smallest thing wrong. my personal last straw was doing everything exactly as the manual said and the game still killing me because of something i had no idea i was supposed to fix, i think i didnt click a button to temporarily turn on a display before i ended the job? either way, such a small mistake that the manual just doesnt say anything about…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Adding these to the list: - Wilmot's Warehouse - Powerwash Simulator - Papers Please - Hitman - A Mortician's Tale - Opus Magnum et al. - Hardspace Shipbreaker - Superhot - Perfect Dark - Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop - Weapon Shop De Omasse
neutral · AI labelView post →Game is so fun, but let me fix ships in an unlimited mode until i mess up and die. I don't even want to beat it until there is an unlimited mode
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll always love to shout out Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop! I had an absolute blast with it. Fascinating lil story, fun mechanics, Rouge-lite-ish mechanics. It has two modes, a nicer, slower paced mode where you're not timed (for the most part), and one where your days are if you need that lil rush!
positive · AI labelView post →Taking a break from rethinking my life's trajectory. To late-stream more Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop from Beard Envy.
neutral · AI labelView post →Amazing game, worth the buy. Complicated, but once you learn how to do it it's like tying your shoes. The only complaint I have is that there is no endless mode. I'd put hundreds, maybe thousands of hours into this game if there were an endless mode.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop does not have a fishing minigame :(( #unclechopsrocketshop #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
negative · AI labelView post →THE LAW IS BACK IN TOWN. AND THEN I'M GONNA GET THAT PIG TOO! UNCLE CHOP'S ROCKET SHOP www.twitch.tv/brynthouttah... #twitch #golive #vtuber #envtuber #goat
neutral · AI labelView post →Wish I could give a neutral rating here. I love the artstyle, the story, the worldbuilding, the crude humor and the gorgeous puzzles all over the game - I just can't recommend it. Wanna touch on a few points here. Erratic mode vs. focused mode - game doesn't recommend one, so coming from "Papers, Please" and "Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes" I was certain erratic mode (8 minutes per day for fixing as much ships as you can) was the intended way of playing. It took me 12 runs or so where…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sorry, Chatterlings - I think I'm coming down with something Feeling VERY under the weather and not in a position to stream, I've been kinda spaced out all day - I need a night of rest to give my brain a break I'll see you all tomorrow for Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop, love y'all!!
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm now *finally* actually comfortable doing reactors in Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop they still don't pay fuckin' shit though lol
neutral · AI labelView post →📅Revised Schedule for Dec 2nd-9th Thursday we'll be checking out space-garage roguelite 🚀UNCLE CHOP'S ROCKET SHOP! We'll also kick winter off right by hitting the slopes with some 🏂SNOWBOARD KIDS! We'll also continue our Dominus playthrough with 🦇CASTLEVANIA: ORDER OF ECCLESIA! And more 👾UFO 50!
neutral · AI labelView post →Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop delayed to December 5 www.gematsu.com/2024/11/uncl...
neutral · AI labelView post →And back to the fractionally more mainstream with Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop, at a juicy half off. A grimly comical game about fixing spaceships. Each potentially faulty weird cartoon module has a manual full of error codes, fixes, etc. It's technical, gratifying, stressful funny in equal measure.
positive · AI labelView post →Encounter a part you've never seen before. In a panic, you tear through the manual, cross-referencing wires and valves as the clock ticks down. You make a desperate guess, pull the wrong lever, and die in a fiery explosion. Later, while calmly reading the manual when you arent on a timer, you realize the solution was obvious. You are a fool. It's frustrating, hilarious, and incredibly satisfying when you finally get it right. The game makes you feel like a genius only after making…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hope I don't regret this one, it's time for a full Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop run on stream? Get in here: www.twitch.tv/olexastream youtube.com/live/XgaFf_D...
neutral · AI labelView post →Someone showed me a yuzu tart they made today and now I'm mad I don't have it. Trying out more Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop from Beard Envy - it's like a single-player Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes with aliens and swearing.
positive · AI labelView post →Oh, and Naiad, Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind, Fantasian, Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop, Skydance's Behemoth and Mythwrecked. Those were all in the past ten days too.
neutral · AI labelView post →👊 WEEKLY SCHEDULE 🍎 【 12-09 to 12-15 】 🦸♂️ Marvel Rivals ▶️ HoloCure 🚀 Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop 🌌 Ace Attorney Investigations w/ @atelierkieran.bsky.social 👴 Old Men Yap w/ @almantasvt.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →🔴GOING LIVE @ twitch.tv/CODECHANNEL We're gonna break open a couple new games in 👾UFO50, lookin' at WarpTank, Waldorf's Journey maybe more!? After that we're back to the garage in 🔧UNCLE CHOP'S ROCKET SHOP! Then we'll likely chill out with some game-cleanup and maybe more ⭐CAVE STORY 3HP Run?
neutral · AI labelView post →Henlo fenlo! Today we're gonna be appreciating rockets together with Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop! YAPYAPYAP www.twitch.tv/divinefennec
neutral · AI labelView post →More of you need to play some of that good Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop. I need more cool games like it to be a success so more of them get made. game rules.
positive · AI labelView post →No one's talking about it, but Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop is one of the best games of 2024. A comedy roguelike that inspired me to change my own oil. @mollietayy.bsky.social documents its irreverent joys here: www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/un...
positive · AI labelView post →Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop, a space repair shop game with in-depth repair gameplay (manuals, diagnostic devices, parts and workshop appliances), released on Steam.
neutral · AI labelView post →Got a few games going on for today's stream. A little of The Bazaar, Kimmy will be playing Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop, and then back to me for a little Stardew Valley. Yay! twitch.tv/michaelalfox
neutral · AI labelView post →I found it!! Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop Really fun, great gameplay loop!
positive · AI labelView post →Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop - On Steampowered Spaceship repair simulation - Comes with a warning label store.steampowered.com/app/1849790/... #GameDev #IndieDev #Art #Space #simulation #Roguelite
neutral · AI labelView post →I'll admit the game is very difficult, but the feeling of restarting a run with more knowledge than the last, completing jobs quicker and quicker, feels really good. Also the humor is so good, and the art is beautiful. This game is clearly a labor of love and is worth way more than the 20 bucks it costed.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In [Dicey Dungeons](https://store.steampowered.com/app/861540/Dicey_Dungeons/), you do turn-based battles by rolling dice and assigning them to your moves, which are tiles that fit on a grid. There's a set of storylines about a bunch of characters who have been turned into anthropomorphic dice. [Just Shapes and Beats](https://store.steampowered.com/app/531510/Just_Shapes__Beats/) is a rhythm-bullet hell hybrid where you dodge graphical patterns set to electronic music. You play through a…
neutral · AI labelView post →I swear if one more alien tells me to "garble deez nutz" while I'm replacing an absolutely decimated oil pump I'm gonna snap. Amazing game, more people need to play it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🦾 STREAM SCHEDULE 🐸 MON: Max Payne 3: whole new world TUE: Outer Wilds DLC!!!!! FRI: Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop: This dog is bald... SAT: Intruder mega collab! Details to come... twitch.tv/frogcass
neutral · AI labelView post →I am so bad at Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop but it is also so good 😔
neutral · AI labelView post →Bumping this for the daytime crew! If you enjoy games like "Papers, Please," "Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes," and detail oriented puzzle games, you NEED to play Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop. It's incredibly well done! This ain't an ad, I'm just hooked. store.steampowered.com/app/1849790/...
positive · AI labelView post →I legit can't say enough good things about Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop. I'm glad to hear some folks are seeing the game on my stream and deciding to give it a whirl! played it for the first time yesterday and holy smoke, two 8+ hour streams just WHIPPED by
positive · AI labelView post →Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop Review comicbuzz.com/uncle-chops-... @kasedogames.bsky.social @kalypsomedia.bsky.social #UncleChopsRocketShop #indiedev #indiegames #gaming #videogames
neutral · AI labelView post →🔧Going Live!🔧 It's time to fix rockets and make cash! Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop is fully out today and I'm ready to get my paws greasy! www.twitch.tv/ashveeplays
positive · AI labelView post →My entire morning has been stolen by finding a demo for a game called Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop. It's a really silly fun game about repairing spaceships using a fastidiously detailed instruction manual where your life will be ruined if you don't follow each step in order. I love it!
positive · AI labelView post →TLDR Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop is a fun game that unfortunately suffers from some quality of life issues. Ultimately, it's a solid game that I would recommend. The Good Fixing Ships: At first you'll be reliant on your guidebook. But once you get more familiar with the different ship components you'll find yourself not needing it anymore. The first time you ace a fix without the guidebook feels good, it feels like a real accomplishment, and there are a multitude of components. The Story: The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to like it, but... From the top - this is a VERY high friction game. It's very intentional and however convoluted it seems to you in the trailer - it's "worse". Though, what actually killed it for me - non-timed mode still has (inescapable) "fatal" jobs that ARE timed and single wrong click ends the run right there. If the game was more upfront about it, I'd probably skip it. Conditional recommend, if you like punishment under time pressure.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Last time was pretty frenetic, which IS quite fun, but I think we'll work on being a perfectionist so that we can better understand some of these repairs. Lets see if we can keep from breaking our -4000 debt record. . . 🐍 twitch.tv/DrekiOrmur #VTuber #UncleChopsRocketShop
neutral · AI labelView post →Ahh yeah, there's your problem... mouse in yer tailpipe. 🚗🐁💨 Playing more Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop! Check it out here! www.twitch.tv/purexarex #furry #twitch #vtuber
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyway, personal games of the year in no particular order: Metaphor: ReFantazio Rise of the Golden Idol Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop Balatro Rabbit & Steel
positive · AI labelView post →Let's get some indie game moots #promosky 🔹 Against The Storm 🔸 Balatro 🔹 Barotrauma 🔸 Battle Brothers 🔹 Mind Over Magic 🔸 Oxygen Not Included 🔹 Reus 2 🔸 Sunless Sea/Skies 🔹 Thea 🔸 Timberborn 🔹 Valheim 🔸 Wildfrost 🔹 World Of Horror 🔸 Zomboid And my current obsession 🔹 Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop
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